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Name:
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Light
Needs:
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Soil
Type:
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Height:
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Growth
Characteristics:
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Features: |
Traffic Tolerance: |
Scale
of Planting:
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Carpet
Bugle*
Ajuga reptans |
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well
drained, acidic
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3"-4"
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aggressive,
spreading
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attracts
bees
|
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S-M
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Corsican
mint
Mentha requienii |
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light
to heavy
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.05"
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slow,
mat forming
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aromatic
foliage
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S
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Emerald
Carpet
Rubus pentalobus |
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tolerant
of many types
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3"-4"
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moderate,
spreading
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deer
don't like it
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M-L
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Japanese
spurge
Pachysandra terminalis |
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well
drained, acidic
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6"-12"
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slow,
spreading
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evergreen,
easy care
|
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M-L
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Kinnickinnick
Arcostaphyllos spp. |
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sandy,
acidic
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1"-4"
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moderate,
spreading
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evergreen,
easy care
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S
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NZ
brass buttons
Cotula squalida |
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acidic
loam
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2"-4"
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fast
spreading
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easy
care
|
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S-M
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Phlox
(creeping) *
Phlox spp. |
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sandy
loam
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8"-12"
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moderate,
spreading
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attracts
butterflies
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S-M
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Pinks
Dianthus sp. |
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well
drained alkaline
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4"-12"
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slow,
spreading
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fragrant
flowers
|
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S
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Salal
Gaultheria shallon |
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organic,
acidic
|
3'-4'
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slow,
spreading
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native,
evergreen
|
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M-L
|
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Star
creeper
Laurentia fluviatilis |
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well
drained
|
1"-3"
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moderate,
mat forming
|
evergreen
easy care
|
|
S-M
|
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Wintercreeper
Euonymous spp. |
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loam,
clay
|
12"-24"
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moderate,
spreading
|
woody,
evergreen
|
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S-L
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Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens |
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loose,
humus
|
5"-6"
|
moderate,
spreading
|
red
berries, evergreen
|
|
S
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Dwarf
plumago
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides |
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acidic
loam
|
6"-10"
|
moderate,
spreading
|
easy
care, blue flowers
|
|
S-L
|
|
English
daisy
Bellis perennis |
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moist,
organic
|
3"-6"
|
fast,
spreading
|
seeds
well
|
|
S
|
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Lady's
mantle
Alchemilla mollis |
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organic
rich loam
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12+"
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slow,
mounding
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seeds
well
|
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S-M
|
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Miss
Jekyll
Vinca minor |
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tolerant
of many types
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6"-9"
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moderate,
spreading
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brilliant
flowers
|
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M-L
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Barren
strawberry
Waldsteinia fragaroides |
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well
drained
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2"
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fast,
spreading
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drought
tolerant
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S-M
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